MORE! New Japanese Craft Books!

Crochet Book for Girls and Boys Designs

On Tuesday I went to midtown to meet with a company vendor and I brought our summer intern, Leslie, with me to learn about meeting with our accessories vendor and what they can offer to do for us. They actually have the greatest crafting workshop imaginable, they are always inviting me to come and play and create stuff, I think I need to take them up on their offer (sorry I'm vague about who I work for or our vendors, I just don't want to give large companies free advertising and they can give me shit for it too.)Anyway, after our lovely meeting with our vendor folks (they are actually really sweet, the ladies who work there)I asked Leslie if she would like to come with me to Kinokuniya Books since it's only a couple of blocks away and I was going to get some fashion mags and of course some crafty books. Of course I can't ever leave there empty handed I got a few more Japanese Craft books and two magazines. I have two more books to post but I didn't get a chance to scan them yet.


Nani Iro sewing pattern book for Women and Girls' Designs (nani iro textiles)


Pouchee sewing patterns for little girls' designs


Maria kids' fashion magazine


Fudge High Fashion magazine

New in my Etsy store

In my Dollparts and Candy store this week I started selling new accessories and vintage craft books. I will have more stuff up as the week goes by. Please check my goodies.

New Japanese Craft Books!!!

I went to Mitsuwa in Jersey for a delicious food fair. Even though they had multiple vendors of delishiocity I stuck with my favorite Katsu lunch set. Before hopping back on the Shuttle bus to NYC I ran into the Japanese bookstore in the same strip mall, Books Sanseido , and perused the small craft section. I got lucky and found several books that I don't already have, I'm so exciting to try one of the patterns! Here are the books:

New Kokeshi dolls!

"Sakura" Momiji

I just got these for my office, they are so damn cute! They areMomiji dolls which are modern day Kokeshi dolls. They have a surprise note inside, if you turn them upside down there's a place for a personal note, to give to a friend. I'm keeping mine. I also got this cute notebook to write all my notes at work, which usually make me want to cry so I thought the cover was appropriate ;)

The "Sakura" Momiji reminded me of my "Las Mininas" logo, which is kinda cool.


"Soul" Momiji


Front


back

So wrong yet so right

My dear friends, the Japanese, I wonder if you do this on purpose or are you just fucking with your own people. Okay, so I got this japanese kid's fashion mag, "Maria", (yes Maria, not Kumiko or some Japanese girl's name) today that really is the most inspirational if you are doing kids apparel and accessories, but it's also great for good laugh. Please click on the image to view it larger to see the two metrosexual Japanese boys and the fine t-shirt to the left that I circled. Let's hear it for Engrish. WTF!!!!!!

Marnie gets her name and new clothes

Dear little Marnie is a Bradley doll that's been sitting on my shelf for a year in her rags and disheveled hair ever since we got back from Portland. I spent Thursday and Friday planning the pattern and materials to use on her, I thought an a-line dress would look great on her since she's a 60's doll and she has a big booty and boobies. Her arms needed to be secured to her torso also the stitches were coming apart. Her stocking legs were more like elephants legs so I had to try and gently stretch the fabric and re-pin it to the tops of her thighs. She still needs a pair of new panties but they'll have to wait I was in the middle of working on four Blythe dresses to put up in the store and duplicates for my girls when I got sidetracked on this project. But I'm happy I did it, I don't like any of my girls looking shabby. I based the dress pattern of the skipper All Spruced up, sans the cuffs and an added bib with ric rac and buttons. Marnie pics

Two awesome Ebay wins!

I just won these two adorable poseable dolls, one seems to be a Bradley, the other not sure, she's a"Jill doll, love them both! The cotillion girl has to lose the outfit, I'll get started a new dress for her when she gets here. They'll be here soon!